AFRICA RISING

MILESTONES and ACTIONS

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29 Feb - rename current wiki and blog to be 'africa-rising' and update content [ILRI-peter]
29 Feb - finalise all the overall program targets, purpose, outcomes, etc
CONFIRMED: confirm 6-monthly reporting cycle with USAID
?? contracts with USAID
?? confirm membership of the program coordination team (PCT)
?? each project to confirm membership of its own steering committees
?? 2012 workplans due
20 Feb- Send out call for 'early win' proposals
12 Mar - Receive 'early wins' concept notes
23 Mar - decision on 'early wins'
31 Mar - first six-month report due to usaid
01 Apr - program-wide approach to communications due [ILRI-peter]
?? - site selection criteria agreed
?? - sites selected
?? - Appoint members of the Program Research Approach/Framework task force
31 May - PCT decides date and location for program-wide coordination and learning event
30 Jun - Finalise the Program Research Approach/Framework, with protocols
30 Sep - Finalise 'early win' activities
30 Sep - second six-month report due to usaid